Apple’s M-Series Chipsets Gets A New Rival

Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Sujata Singh

Qualcomm has unveiled Snapdragon X Elite, a chipset for PCs.

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It is based on 4nm architecture; said to get “multiple days” of battery life.

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Snapdragon X Elite gets a 12-core Oryon CPU.

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It also allows generative AI LLM models with over 13 billion parameter.

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The chipset also gets an Adreno GPU that supports 4.6 teraflops of power.

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It supports 4K displays with up to a 120Hz refresh rate.

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OEMs can use a maximum of 64GB LPDDR5X memory.

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For connectivity, it gets the Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF system.

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Devices with the Snapdragon X Elite will ship in mid 2024.

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